Karlo Bartolec

Karlo Bartolec (Croatian pronunciation: [kâːrlo bǎrtolets];^[1][2] born 20 April 1995) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defender for Astana.

Karlo Bartolec

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Astana
Number	2
Youth career
2004–2007	Lokomotiva
2007–2013	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Lokomotiva	61	(0)
2016–2019	Nordsjælland	89	(7)
2019–2021	Copenhagen	41	(2)
2021–2023	Osijek	22	(1)
2023	Puskás Akadémia	13	(0)
2023–2024	Lokomotiva	27	(0)
2024–	Astana	11	(1)
International career‡
2013	Croatia U19	5	(0)
2013–2017	Croatia U21	5	(0)
2018–2019	Croatia	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:41, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

On 15 March 2014, Bartolec made his professional debut against Rijeka in which he came as a 27th-minute substitute.^[3]

Bartolec was signed by Copenhagen on July 1, 2019 for 2.7M €.

On 23 January 2023, Bartolec signed a year-and-a-half-long contract with Puskás Akadémia in Hungary.^[4]

International career

He made his debut for Croatia national football team on 15 October 2018 in a friendly against Jordan, as a starter.^[5] His final international was a November 2019 friendly against Georgia.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 August 2021

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lokomotiva Zagreb	2013–14	Prva HNL	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2014–15		25	0	3	0	—		—		28	0
	2015–16		24	0	2	0	4	0	—		30	0
	2016–17		5	0	—		8	0	—		13	0
	Total		61	0	5	0	12	0	—		78	0
Nordsjælland	2016–17	Danish Superliga	21	1	—		—		—		21	1
	2017–18		34	4	1	0	—		—		35	4
	2018–19		34	2	2	0	5	0	—		41	2
	Total		89	7	3	0	5	0	—		97	7
Copenhagen	2019–20	Danish Superliga	24	1	3	0	14	0	—		41	1
	2020–21		17	1	1	0	1	0	—		19	1
	Total		41	2	4	0	15	0	—		60	2
Osijek	2021–22	Prva HNL	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career total			192	9	12	0	32	0	0	0	236	9